Outbreak of measles in adults in the north west of Greece

G Mantzios; M Mastora; E Liapis; I Giannakakis; N K Akritidis

doi:10.2807/esm.02.07.00184-en

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Outbreak of measles in adults in the north west of Greece
G Mantzios¹ , M Mastora¹ , E Liapis¹ , I Giannakakis¹ , N K Akritidis¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Internal Medicine, G Hatzikosta General Hospital of Ionnina, Greece

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Citation style for this article: Mantzios G, Mastora M, Liapis E, Giannakakis I, Akritidis N K. Outbreak of measles in adults in the north west of Greece. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(7):pii=184. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.07.00184-en

Abstract

The overall incidence of measles fell markedly in Greece after measles vaccination was introduced (although precise data are not available), but sporadic outbreaks continue to occur. A live monovalent measles vaccine was introduced in Greece in 1965 and r